John Husselbee: Finding real yield

Looking at equities, UK dividends may not return to pre-Covid levels until 2025 or later, with figures from Link Group revealing that the distributions from UK plc last year, at £61.9bn, were the lowest annual total since 2011. The make-up of the UK market left it harder hit than other countries as most of the pay-out comes from a handful of large oil, mining and banking companies. Income seekers can obviously look to overseas equities but, broadly speaking, there is a clear need for more diversified sources of yield. Diversification is vital throughout the economic cycle, whether buildi...